Chavez 'like a dictator without class'

Herald Sun ^ | 23 September 2006

[Aussie Dasher]

VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez resembled a dictator who lacked class during his "rant" at the UN in which he called George W Bush "the devil", (Australian) Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has said.

Mr Downer, who was at the UN General Assembly when Mr Chavez attacked the US President this week, said his comments reflected badly on Venezuela.

He said Mr Chavez had dictatorial tendencies and compared him to Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.

"The United Nations is a place where you can speak freely and America's a place where you can speak freely," Mr Downer said on US news network Fox in New York.

"The irony of all of this is that Venezuela isn't. So here you've got a man who has got dictatorial tendencies ranting to the world.

"I think the great mainstream of the international community expect better from political leaders than that."

Mr Downer said he was not surprised Mr Chavez received some laughs and cheers at the General Assembly following his comments.

"I've seen it before with Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, and Dr Mahathir the former prime minister of Malaysia," Mr Downer said.

[Aussie Dasher]

Alex has nailed this one!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Chavez is the DNC front-runner for '08...

[BunnySlippers]

We need more Photoshopping of Chavez pix.

[SkyPilot]

Chavez is just a clown who wants more money, power, and sex.

AhamaNutJob should frighten us more - he wants to push the world into chaos so that he can unleash the Antichrist(the 12th Imam) on the world.

[Dahoser]

The headline—which is from the original source, so we have no misunderstandings—is BS. There is no quote within the article saying Chavez is "like a dictator without class." Foreign Minister Downer did say, "...it reflects very poorly on the whole of Venezuela that they've got a leader as classless as that in his political behaviour." Not quite the same as a dictator without class.

I found it odd that anyone would say that. There isn't anything classy about dictators, especially the ones currently cavorting like Chavez, Mugabe and Castro. Well now we know, it was never said.

[RoadTest]

"Chavez 'like a dictator without class'"

I can't remember one with class. Help me.

[Recon Dad]

Can anyone spell.......coooo, koooo, oh yeah it's COUP! Time for the people of Venezuela to step up to the plate.

[Brilliant]

What do you expect from a guy who got his throne from Jimmy Carter?

[HarleyLady27]

A Local headline in Cindy Sheehag's newspaper:

"Local loony to marry rich oil man.

Chavez came all this way to speak to the United Nations and after the speech, he found his 'love toy' Cindy Sheehag waiting for him with open arms and the two left by the side exit to a waiting car to take them to their love nest.

Rumor has it that Chavez will be marrying the lonely loon of the liberal party within the next few months."

/sarc. off

[Aussie Dasher]

Hey, there could be something in that...

[oldironsides]

Chavez just quoted moveon.org and other Democrat sites.
I was waiting for him to quote Whoopy Goldberg in her vulgar NY fundraiser for Kerry Edwards and moveon.org.

[Kitten Festival]

I'm amused that he brought up Mahathir.